Figure 4.
SLC31A1 silencing or ATTM suppresses cuproptosis and inflammatory responses in hypoxia-induced macrophages. (A) Cell viability assessed by CCK-8; (B–D) The Cu2+ level, ATP content, and SDH activity in RAW264.7 cells determined by kits; (E) Levels of cuproptosis-related proteins FDX1 and DLAT in RAW264.7 cells measured by western blot; (F) Mitochondrial damage in cells assessed by TEM; (G) The LDH activity in RAW264.7 cell supernatants detected by the kit; (H-J) Levels of HMGB1, IL-1β, and TNF-α in RAW264.7 cell supernatants measured by ELISA; (K) SLC31A1 mRNA expression determined by RT-qPCR; (L) The SLC31A1 protein level measured by western blot. All cell-based in vitro experiments were independently repeated three times. Data were described as mean ± standard deviation, with multi-group comparisons conducted by one-way ANOVA, followed by Tukey’s post hoc tests. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001.
